Wong Mew Choo
| Wong Mew Choo | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country |
 Malaysia
|
| Born |
1 May 1983 Perak, Malaysia |
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb; 8.0 st) |
| Years active | 2003-2011 |
| Handedness | Right |
| Coach | Misbun Sidek |
| Women's singles | |
| Highest ranking | 7 (30 October 2008) |
|
Medal record
|
|
| BWF profile | |
| Wong Mew Choo | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 黃妙珠 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 黄妙珠 | ||||||
|
|||||||
| Transcriptions | |
|---|---|
| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Huáng Miàozhū |
Datin Wong Mew Choo (born 1 May 1983) is a former badminton singles player who played for Malaysia.
She was known for her exceptional stamina and endurance. Without any significant attacking weapons, she initially built her game on her ability to endure long rallies, sending the shuttle continually back against more powerful players. These tactics served her well, but put a lot of pressure on her knees and ankles. She suffered from various long term injuries during her playing career.
She first came to prominence in the 2003 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Women's Singles, when she won the gold medal, along the way beating Singapore's Li Li, then the reigning Commonwealth Games Champion.
In the XVIII Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, she helped Malaysia clinch the gold medal in the mixed team event, taking the crucial point against England's Tracy Hallam that gave Malaysia the lead 2-1. Eventually the team won 3-1 over England for the first time in Games history. However, Hallam exacted revenge in the individual events women's singles final.
In the 2006 World Badminton Championships, she reached the third round before losing to Zhang Ning.
Her best achievement of the year was in the Korea Open semifinals, losing to eventual winner Zhu Lin. She also reached the China Open quarterfinals.
...
Wikipedia